Pakistan

ANP security in-charge shot dead in Karachi

Two people including security in-charge of Awami National Party (ANP) were killed in Karachi today.

Hafeez Tunio August 19, 2010

KARACHI: Seven people including security in-charge of Awami National Party (ANP) were killed on Thursday in target killing incident with Airport Police limits.

Police sources told The Express Tribune that the incident took place near Star gate at around 4.15 pm when some gunmen shot and killed Ubaidullah Yousufzai and Saleem Akhtar. The bodies were shifted to Jinnah Hospital where a large number of people gathered and chanted slogans against the killers.

According to spokesperson for ANP Yousufzai was security in-charge (Saalar) of their party and was working in Cargo Department of PIA.

Violent reaction

In reaction to the killings, some people came out to protest on the streets and set a bus on fire in Sultanabad. Sources in the Fire Brigade department said that the enraged people threatened the rescue staff who rushed to extinguish the fire.

There were also reports of aerial firing at the mortuary and stones being pelted on moving vehicles. Markets and shops have closed down in certain areas.

COMMENTS (29)

Afaq | 13 years ago | Reply Please stop this MQM- ANP nonsense we overseas Pakistanis are like getting mental torchure everyday when some other national countries peoples laugh at us as a terroist country and purely unsafe to visit. I hate such these creepy politicians just because of them we are loosing our dignity and prestige.

mohsin khan | 13 years ago | Reply the more world become civilized, the more we (pakistanies) become sawages,... we blame west for discrimination, but we dont put ourselves to accountability. we are the most racist nation on the earth.... living in the same country we are divided into pakhtuns, punjabis, baloch and sindies..... we are filled with hatred....our political leaders are even the worst, their politcs is all about point scoring at each other,.....i am studying abroad, i am got sick of bad news coming from my homeland....i love my country, i love my city peshawer,,, i am a part of pakistan. and want to remain a proud pakistani... plz dont make us feel ashamed abroad,,,, whensome one say bad of pakistan, my blood gets to boil,,my head gets to explode....

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mussarat ahmedzeb swat | 13 years ago | Reply @tanzeel thank you for writing NWFP and not the new name of our provine.

Usman | 13 years ago | Reply The British Raj shamelessly used the 'divide and rule' principle to exploit the Muslims and Hindus while creating differences among them. I believe this principle is still in use in Pakistan. We can clearly see who is benefitting by creating this unrest in Karachi. Kill a few MQM people and then kill a few ANP people, the next day they will fight each other ruthlessly. It's a game that 'someone else' is playing while staying clear of the playing field. You got to be really naive if you don't see the writing on the wall!

Sam | 13 years ago | Reply What is wrong with you people? Your country is drowning and your corrupt government is begging all over the world for donations and the people are killing each other in the streets. Pakistan is worse than a failed state and is suffering divine retribution for its social malaise. No rational person would donate a cent to such violent uncivilized people.

Naz Ebr | 13 years ago | Reply @NonyMous, You can ask this question from the Provincial Interior Minister or either the Security Agencies of Pakistan.

Nony Mous | 13 years ago | Reply If this was security in-charge of a party then how secure are others?

Hunain Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Tanzeel: Watch out mate !, Your comments might lost their way heading towards this forum :)

Sultan Ahmed. | 13 years ago | Reply Who is real culprit behind the scene, we still failed to find. It is wrong to say,MQM and ANP are responsible for the unrest, wrong absolutely wrong,I am disagree with the idea being expressed by different brains with different styles. ANP and MQM are a parties with signatory of an agreement,the parties have direct contact with the people, both have large number of workers so can not involve in such activities because there is no interests of such game that is basically not a political one. Then the question is that who is behind the scene,who is really responsible for unrest,target killing,bloodshed,who is playing with innocent people's life ?It is a sign of interrogation before us. Struggle,in regard to independent of Kashmir is on peak, Indian forces looks failed before Kashmir's activists,Pakistan is front line supporter of them so the struggle going on is being targeted by the quarter concerned so under a considered plan, for removing attention of Pakistan on the killing of innocent Kashmires a game is being played inside Pakistan. We should take it seriously and put the investigation to the right direction.

Khalid | 13 years ago | Reply i am verey sad plz Kharachi main aman qaim karo

Saleem | 13 years ago | Reply Karachi Police has arrested criminals involved in killing of MQM MPA, Syed Raza Haider and they are said to be affiliated with LJ. So I think now MQM should start target killing of Lashkar Jhangvi and Sipah Sahaba activists instead of innocent settlers.

Naz Ebr | 13 years ago | Reply @Tanzeel You are probably too inspired by the fantasy conspiracy theories. Ubaidullah was one the key activists and Security officials of Awami National Party and was killed in the consequence of Targeted Killings by a lingual gang who's taken the city hostage. He's been assassinated by the same terrorists who soaked the city in a blood bathe soon after the killing of Reza Haider. These terrorists justified the killings of poor Pakhtoons by blaming the ANP for the murder of Reza Haider.

Muhammad Abid | 13 years ago | Reply It seems that there is no respite from the on-going bloodbath that has engulfed the metropolis for quite sometime now. Only two weeks back we witnessed the horrific killing of the MNA which left the city paralysed for three days when yet another incident hampers the efforts to return to mormalcy. It seems as if the administration has gone into hibernation, taking no measures to curtail this killing spree. The leaders come at the foreforont only to condemn these heinous acts but are too lethargic to adopt any course of action. If this state persists I an afriad anarchy will catch fire in the city, and will bring the whole economy to standstill. Its high tine that this issue is dealt with severity by the concerned authorities before the situation spirals out of control.

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply @ Kakar: Do you know last year NWFP assembly had passed a "unanimous" resolution against drone attacks ? But US never stopped drones and continued to kill innocent Pashtoons (as per ANP led NWFP assembly) but ANP is still supporting US ? If ANP is against drones and they think US Drones killing innocent pashtoons then why on earth they are supporting America ?

jahanzaib | 13 years ago | Reply I was on road couple of hours ago when some gunmen started firing to close the market and about 11 people are dead till now we citizens of karachi are witnising this now for couple of months that two political parties have made hostage this city of 2 carore and both are part of govt and we will again vote them to do this so actually criminal are us dont blame them and now i doubt may be we are not muslim as well but munafiqs.

K Z Kakar | 13 years ago | Reply tanzeel! it is not the America's war of terror. it is our owm war, which is the result of anti afghan policy of pakistani establishment. Drone attacks dont kill innocent pashtoon, Drones target the hideouts of terrorists. pashtoons consider drone as ABABIL.

Pathetic | 13 years ago | Reply MQM - ANP - Sindhis everyone continues to suffer at the hands of a corrupt and inept government and administrative system. I wish we were still a part of India, at least then we would be talking of better things like technology, education and advancement. And before any of you chokes, there are more muslims in india then in pak, and if any of you have ever had an honest conversation with them, a vast vast majority are happy to be there and patriotic because of the way their country treats them. this country is an embarrassment, what a waste of 60 years

Absar | 13 years ago | Reply Ah! When ANP activist is gunned down, many people from MQM think it is an internal conflict of ANP. But when an MQM activist is gunned down, yes, that's always ANP or Talibans behind the cold-blooded murder. Such comments just make me feel sick! Usual blame-game. It is a big shame that despite 1/3rd of Pakistan is under the water, the political parties of Pakistan are still busy in personal enmity and blame-game.

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply An interesting slide taken from Express Tv famous show point blank with Luqman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDpA9nbdGQk

shahid khan | 13 years ago | Reply I dont understand why common man has to pay always after these political killings.why burn buses why kill innocent people on roads,why terrorize whole city.I think the whole responsibility is on govt.They left the people of karachi helpless in front of political terrorist.I think we should be ashamed of calling ourselves muslims and human.we are like cancer virus desroying the whole body

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply @Kakar: If ANP is fighting for Pashtoons then why they are supporting America's war on terror where innocent Pashtoons lose their lives on daily basis especially in drone attacks ?

K Z Kakar | 13 years ago | Reply ANP is fighting for the survival of pashtoons, therefore it is targeted by terrorists.

Hunain Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Tanzeel: Now is that a result of a well done homework or just a fluke :) I don't know why but i seem to agree :)

Ahsan J. | 13 years ago | Reply whoever dies, why do we allow a public & destructive protest, fine i understand your party worker died, that don't mean u burn buses spread more terror!!. Just issue shoot @ sight orders to tell them this is not acceptable. This goes out for all political parties who we know very well what their standard operating procedure is when one of their workers is attacked

shakeel baig | 13 years ago | Reply Mr. Tanzeel r u assure.

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply strong*

Tanzeel | 13 years ago | Reply The man killed was a string candidate for ANP Sindh chairmanship. Its seem like an internal conflict within ANP.

Ali Haider | 13 years ago | Reply As if the flood was not enough! huh! Yet again Karachi has been hijacked by MQM and ANP. There seems to be little hope for a common man.

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